Although the book Twin Peaks was published as part of the "TV Milestones" series in 2020, its authors Julie Grossman and Will Scheibel have a deep background and interest in the study of cinema. Alongside discussions of Peaks' early nineties production history at ABC and the context of soap opera and other television formats, their focus incorporates Fire Walk With Me (of course) - but also the impact of big screen genres like melodrama and particularly noir. In our freewheeling podcast discussion, we dwell on topics like noir motifs, the "white knight" detective, and the concept of the femme fatale, exploring how all of these apply to the work of David Lynch and Mark Frost (up to and including season three, which they were among the first to analyze in book form). How does The Return carve out space for unusual female characters like Diane, Audrey, and Sarah? What were Cooper's mistakes, in both seasons two and three? Is "Judy" the ultimate femme fatale? Like Laura's Ghost and Twin Peaks Unwrapped, this was a book I received way back around the start of the pandemic (and the renewal of Journey Through Twin Peaks), and kept postponing until I knew I could schedule a conversation with its authors. So it was a pleasure to finally dig into the work, both on my own and with them.
PART 1 on YouTube
(premieres at 8pm on Monday, March 28 -
*re-scheduled due to the Oscars)
Some of the above questions were addressed only in the patron exclusive part, an additional fifty minutes after the public half hour; in particular, the noir aspect of our conversation gets to shine in this back-more-than-half....
Listen to...
(link will be active at 8pm on Monday, March 28 -
*re-scheduled due to the Oscars)
Listen to my coverage of Twin Peaks' connections to noir films Laura & Sunset Boulevard
Read Barb Miller's comment on Cooper & Annie in my alt.tv.twin-peaks round-up
(scroll down to 6/14/91)
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